Bernice Meyer

Maggie Valley, Bernice "Bee" Meyer, age 93, died on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at Autumn Care of Waynesville. A native of Elgin Illinois, she had previously lived in New Smyrna Beach, Florida and had resided in Haywood County for the past 15 years. Bee was the daughter of the late Walter and Myrtle Stikle Ulsaver. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband, Carl Meyer, who died in 1985; one sister and three brothers. Bee and her husband owned Meyer Boat Works in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. She helped build boats alongside him and also owned and operated an egg farm. She was active in the Moose Lodge and spent every Saturday night at New Smyrna Speedway. She is survived by one son, Norman Meyer, of Oak Hill, Florida; one daughter, Patty Scofield and her husband, Frank, of Maggie Valley; 5 grandchildren including Melanie Lewis and her husband, Lance; 15 great grandchildren; and 7 great-great grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at Edgewater-New Smyrna Cemetery in Edgewater, Florida. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 31 College Place, Suite D320, Asheville, NC 28801 or the Autumn Care Nursing Home Activities Fund, P.O. Box 330, Waynesville, NC 28786.